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Are the windows to the soul the same in the East and West? Cultural differences in using the eyes and mouth as cues to recognize emotions in Japan and the United States
| Title: | Are the windows to the soul the same in the East and West? Cultural differences in using the eyes and mouth as cues to recognize emotions in Japan and the United States |
| Authors: | Yuki, Masaki Browse this author →KAKEN DB | | Maddux, William W. Browse this author | | Masuda, Takahiko Browse this author |
| Keywords: | Culture | | Emotions | | Facial expressions | | Emotion recognition | | Cognition |
| Issue Date: | Mar-2007 |
| Publisher: | Elsevier |
| Journal Title: | Journal of Experimental Social Psychology |
| Volume: | 43 |
| Issue: | 2 |
| Start Page: | 303 |
| End Page: | 311 |
| Publisher DOI: | 10.1016/j.jesp.2006.02.004 |
| Abstract: | The current research investigated the hypothesis that, depending on an individual’s cultural background, facial cues in different parts of the face are weighted differently when interpreting emotions. Given that the eyes are more difficult to control than the mouth when people express emotions, we predicted that individuals in cultures where emotional subduction is the norm (such as Japan) would focus more strongly on the eyes than the mouth when interpreting others’ emotions. By contrast, we predicted that people in cultures where overt emotional expression is the norm (such as the US) would tend to interpret emotions based on the position of the mouth, because it is the most expressive part of the face. This hypothesis was confirmed in two studies, one using illustrated faces, and one using edited facial expressions from real people, in which emotional expressions in the eyes and mouth were independently manipulated. Implications for our understanding of cross-cultural psychology, as well of the psychology of emotional interpretation, are discussed. |
| Relation: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/00221031 |
| Type: | article (author version) |
| URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/2115/22527 |
| Appears in Collections: | 文学院・文学研究院 (Graduate School of Humanities and Human Sciences / Faculty of Humanities and Human Sciences) > 雑誌発表論文等 (Peer-reviewed Journal Articles, etc)
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Submitter: 結城 雅樹
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